Steve Alley

Steven James "The Cat" Alley (born December 29, 1953) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 105 games in the World Hockey Association for the Birmingham Bulls between 1977 and 1979. He was a member of the famed "Gasline" who led Birmingham into the playoffs in 1978. He became the property of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League after the WHA merged with the NHL in 1979, and made a further 18 NHL appearances in 1979–1981 before retiring from pro hockey.

Steve Alley
Born (1953-12-29) December 29, 1953
Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
Hartford Whalers (NHL)
National team  United States
NHL Draft 141st overall, 1973
Chicago Blackhawks
WHA Draft 90th overall, 1973
New England Whalers
Playing career 1977–1981

Before turning professional, Alley was a member of the US National team at the 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1974, 1975 and 1978 Ice Hockey World Championship teams. He played for the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973–75, and 1976–77. Alley completed his college career by scoring the game-winning goal (23 seconds into overtime) in Wisconsin's 6-5 win over Michigan in the 1977 NCAA Division I Championship game.

Alley was a three-year letter winner in hockey at Anoka High School. As a senior, he was the leading scorer in the State of Minnesota and was selected to both the All-Conference and All-State teams. Alley was also the captain and quarterback of the football team and a three-year letter winner in baseball. The 1972 baseball team finished runner-up in the state, the best finish in Anoka High School history.[1]

Alley and his wife Joanie live in Lake Forest, Illinois and have three daughters, Abby, Hilary, and Hannah all of whom played Division I college lacrosse. In 2001, Alley was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame. In September, 2011, Alley was named to the inaugural class of the Anoka High School Hall of Fame.[2][3] Alley is currently president of Alley Company LLC, an investment management firm based in Lake Forest, IL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Anoka High School HS-MN 28254974— —————
1972–73 University of Wisconsin B-10 408152312 —————
1973–74 University of Wisconsin B-10 3612193116 —————
1974–75 University of Wisconsin B-10 3823254884 —————
1975–76 United States National Team Intl 6429336267 —————
1976–77 University of Wisconsin B-10 4532316350 —————
1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 278122011 51015
1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 3063927 —————
1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 10000 —————
1978–79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 7817244136 —————
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 71120 30110
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 5925285346 —————
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 1036912 —————
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 822411 —————
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 6926325834 63149
WHA totals 10525366147 51015
NHL totals 1533611 30110

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1974 United States WC-B —————
1975 United States WC 91122
1976 United States OLY 61124
1978 United States WC 30000
Senior totals 182246

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)?
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)?
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